Refugee Crisis: Thousands Flee Burma

Thousands flee Burma as attacks escalate following sham “Elections” Over the past three days tens of thousands of people have fled from Burma Army clashes and forced conscription. More than ten thousand fled the border town of Myawaddy into Mae Sot, Thailand, alone....

Martin Luther King Jr. re: Canada

It is a deep personal privilege to address a nationwide Canadian audience. Over and above any kinship of U.S. citizens and Canadians as North Americans, there is a singular historical relationship between American Negroes and Canadians. Canada is not merely a...

Wherefore wait? Maurice Baring

One day I heard a whisper:  ‘Wherefore wait? Why linger in a separate porch? Why nurse the flicker of a severed torch? The fire is there, ablaze beyond the gate. Why tremble, foolish soul? Why hesitate? However faint the knock, it will be heard.’ I knocked, and...